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segmental groove distiuct ; ocular area broader tliau long, fringed in 

 front with a tuft of bristles, sumniit black ; clijjieus rather narrow, sloping 

 forward, slightly excavated at the middle. Pars thoracica uneven, radial 

 grooves not deep, partially obscured by haii's ; f/iorrtc/c'/oued deep, pro- 

 curved ; marginal ba)id yellow, undulated, rather broad, fringed with 

 fine hairs. Eijes. — Distributed over two rows of four each ; front row 

 slightly procurved and the rear slightly recurved ; anterior and rear 

 lateral eyes of equal size, neai'ly touching each other, elliptical, obliquely 

 poised, auterior medians largest of the group, round, separated from 

 each other by a space equal to once their own individual diameter, and 

 each again from its lateral neighbour by about the same space ; rear 

 median eyes smallest of the group, but not minute, widely separated from 

 each other, elliptical, each just touching its lateral neighbour (PI. xxiv., 

 fig. 110). Legs. — Concolorous with cephalothorax, strong, hairy, but 

 displaying naked areas, each ai-med with long but not very strong spines ; 

 scopulatiou of metatarsi and tarsi i. and ii. noi'mal ; I'elative lengths : 

 4, 1, 2, 3. Pal/pi. — Moderately long, similar in colour, clothing and 

 armature to legs ; tarsi scopulated. Falces. — Yellowish brown, projected 

 well forward, clothed with tine hairs and long, coarse bristles, but 

 displaying naked areas ; inner ridge of the furrow of each falx armed 

 with seven strong teeth ; fang long, dark brown, shining, well curved. 

 MaxiUiv. — Yellow, arched, hairy, furnished with a few small spines at 

 base of inner angle, heel well rounded. Lahiutn. — Concolorous, somewhat 

 submerged, short, broader than long, apex slightly excavated and fringed 

 with long, strong bristles, below which latter there are two or three 

 small spines. Sternuvi. — Concolorous also, shield-shaped, arched, hairy ; 

 sigilla marginal. Ahdonien. — Obovate, slightly overhanging base of 

 cephalothorax, arched, hairy ; superior sui-face yellow, mottled with 

 chocolate-brown patches and spots, both of which latter form a somewhat 

 confused design ; sides and inferior surface yellow. !Spinnerets. — Yellow, 

 hairy ; superior pair tapering, first and second joints longest and of equal 

 length ; inferior pair very short, cylindrical, and separated from each 

 other by a space equal to once their own individual transverse diameter. 



Hah. — Mylor Road, South Australia (October, 1908). 



Aname coxfusa, vah. a, var. nov. 



$. Cephalothorax, 9 mm. long, 7 mm. broad; abdomen, 8*4 mm. 

 long, 5 mm. broad. 



In all details except those of size and abdominal colour and ck)tliing, 

 var. a agrees with the example chosen as the type. Its description is 

 as follows : — 



Abdomen. — Obovate, arched, slightly overhanging base of ceplialo- 

 thorax, densely clothed with very long hail's ; superior sui-face dark 

 brown, with one large round yellow spot near anterior extremity ; in 

 addition to this there is also a number of small and obscure yellowish 

 spots ; sides dark brown, obscurely mottled with yellow ; inferior surface 

 yellow with dark brown areas in front, and at the sides of the spinnerets, 

 the latter, which are also yellow, are clothed with dark brown hairs. 



